List of colleges and universities in Colorado
The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Colorado which range in age and focus of programs.[1] This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education. The State Commission data is also provided.
Colorado Commission on Higher Education
This table includes Locations, Governance, Institution Focus(es), The Enrollment Head count (the sum of undergraduate and graduate students), the number of Full-time equivalent students, and the percentage of these students which qualify as residents of the State.
Institution | Location | Institution Focus(es) | Fall 2008 Enrollment Head count | 2008 Full-time equivalent students | Full Time Residency Percentage | Part Time Residency Percentage | Public/Private | 2-Year/4-Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adams State University | Alamosa[1] | A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards[1] | 2338[1] | 1919[1] | 87[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Aims Community College | Greeley, Loveland, Fort Lupton, Windsor | A two-year college with open admission standards | 2823 | 1009 | Public | 2-Year | ||
Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | A comprehensive graduate university with moderately selective admission standards[1] | 6205[1] | 5058[1] | 91[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Colorado School of Mines | Golden | A specialized baccalaureate and graduate research institution with high admission standards; first public institution of higher education to open doors in Colorado (in 1874)[1] | 4704[1] | 4325[1] | 69[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Colorado State University | Fort Collins | A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards; one of 68 land‐grant institutions founded by the Morrill Act of 1862[1] | 25496[1] | 22312[1] | 82[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Colorado State University–Pueblo | Pueblo | A regional, comprehensive institution with moderately selective admission standards[1] | 4633[1] | 3806[1] | 94[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Fort Lewis College | Durango | A public liberal arts institution with selective admission standards[1] | 3740[1] | 3530[1] | 72[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | A comprehensive baccalaureate institution with modified open admission standards[1] | 21469[1] | 16165[1] | 97[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards[1] | 30623[1] | 26815[1] | 67[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | A comprehensive university with selective admission standards[1] | 8010[1] | 6606[1] | 92[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Pikes Peak Community College | Colorado Springs | A two-year college with open admission standards | Public | 2-Year | ||||
University of Colorado Denver | Denver and Aurora | An urban comprehensive undergraduate and graduate research university with selective admission standards[1] | 16283[1] | 13217[1] | 90[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
University of Colorado South Denver | Parker | Public | 4-Year | |||||
University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | A comprehensive baccalaureate and specialized graduate research university with selective admission standards[1] | 11130[1] | 9691[1] | 88[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Western Colorado University | Gunnison | A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards[1] | 2110[1] | 1875[1] | 97[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Colorado Community College System | A state system of 13 community and technical colleges with open admission standards[1] | 71825[1] | 48004[1] | 33[1] | 67[1] | Public | 2-Year | |
Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | A two‐year local district college with open admission standards[1] | 5092[1] | 2766[1] | 24[1] | 76[1] | Public | 2-Year |
Four-year Institutions
School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Enrollment
(2019)[2] |
Founded[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adams State University | Alamosa | Public | Doctoral University | 3,055 | 1921 |
Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | Public | Doctoral University | 9,492 | 1925 |
Colorado School of Mines | Golden | Public | Doctoral University | 6,268 | 1874 |
Fort Lewis College | Durango | Public | Masters University | 3,320 | 1911 |
Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | Public | Masters University | 20,192 | 1965 |
University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | Public | Doctoral University | 12,862 | 1889 |
Western Colorado University | Gunnison | Public | Masters University | 3,039 | 1901 |
Colorado State University | Fort Collins | Public | Doctoral University | 33,694 | 1870 |
Colorado State University | Pueblo | Public | Doctoral University | 6,736 | 1870 |
Colorado State University Global | Greenwood Village | Public | Doctoral University | 1870 | |
University of Colorado | Boulder | Public | Doctoral University | 36,548 | 1876 |
University of Colorado | Colorado Springs | Public | Doctoral University | 12,435 | 1876 |
University of Colorado | Denver, Aurora | Public | Doctoral University | 25,545 | 1876 |
University of Colorado | Parker | Public | Doctoral University | 1876 | |
United States Air Force Academy | Colorado Springs | Public | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 4,336 | 1954 |
Colorado Christian University | Lakewood | Private (Not For Profit) | Masters University | 6,677 | 1914 |
Colorado College | Colorado Springs | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 2,144 | 1874 |
Columbia College of Missouri | Centennial | Private (Not For Profit) | Masters University | 4,469 | 1851 |
Johnson & Wales University | Denver | Private (Not For Profit) | Masters University | 7,360 | 1914 |
Nazarene Bible College | Colorado Springs | Private (Not For Profit) | Faith-related Institution | 731 | 1967 |
Naropa University | Boulder | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 953 | 1974 |
Regis University | Denver | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 7,907 | 1877 |
University of Denver | Denver | Private (Not For Profit) | Doctoral University | 11,952 | 1864 |
CollegeAmerica | Fort Collins, Denver, Colorado Springs | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 123 | 1964 |
Colorado Technical University | Aurora, Colorado Springs | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University | 26,184 | 1965 |
DeVry University | Colorado Springs, Denver, Westminster | Private (For Profit) | Masters University | 17,364 | 1931 |
National American University | Centennial, Colorado Springs, Denver | Private (For Profit) | Masters University | 146 | 1941 |
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design | Denver | Private (For Profit) | Masters University | 1,054 | 1963 |
Defunct Private Colleges and Universities
School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Founded[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado Heights University | Denver | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1989 |
Jones International University | Centennial | Private For Profit) | Masters University | 1993 |
State institutions
Two-year institutions
- Aims Community College
- Loveland Campus
- Windsor Campus
- Fort Lupton Campus
- Arapahoe Community College
- Parker Campus
- Castle Rock Campus
- Colorado Mountain College
- Residential Campuses
- Leadville Residential Campus, Leadville
- Roaring Fork Residential Campus in Spring Valley Spring Valley
- Steamboat Residential Campus,
- Community Campuses
- Aspen Campus, Aspen
- Summit Campus, Breckenridge and Dillon
- Timberline Campus, Buena Vista and Salida
- Roaring Fork Campus, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs
- Vail-Eagle Valley Campus, Edwards and Eagle
- Rifle Campus, Rifle
- Residential Campuses
- Colorado Northwestern Community College
- Community College of Aurora
- Community College of Denver
- Front Range Community College
- Boulder County Campus, Longmont, Colorado
- Larimer Campus, Ft. Collins, Colorado
- Westminster Campus, Westminster, Colorado
- Brighton Center, Brighton, Colorado
- Lamar Community College
- Morgan Community College
- Northeastern Junior College
- Otero Junior College
- Pikes Peak Community College
- Pueblo Community College
- Fremont Campus, Cañon City
- Southwest Campus, Mancos
- Red Rocks Community College
- Trinidad State Junior College
- Western Colorado Community College
- Bishop Campus, Grand Junction
Two-year, for-profit, regionally accredited institutions
See also
- Outline of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- Colorado Community College System
- List of colleges and universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
- Wikimedia Commons: Universities and colleges in Colorado
References
- Colorado Higher Education Overview (Report). CCHE Annual Retreat: Colorado Department of Higher Education. August 6–7, 2009. pp. 1–18.
- Enrollment is the total enrollment as reported by IPEDS for fall 2016.
- U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- http://www.lincolnedu.com/campus/denver-co
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